Mama, You Been On My Mind (Studio Outtake, 1993)

Perhaps it is the color of the sun cut flat

And covering the crossroads I'm standing at

Or maybe it's the weather or something like that

But mama, you've been on my mind

I mean no trouble, please don't put me down, don't get upset

I am not pleading, or saying I can't forget you

I do not pace the floor, bowed down and bent, but yet

Well, mama you've been on my mind

Even though my eyes are hazy and my thoughts they might be narrow

Where you've been don't bother me, or bring me down in sorrow

I don't even mind who you'll be waking with tomorrow

But mama, you're just on my mind

I am not askin' you to say words like yes or no

Please understand me, I have no place, I'm calling you to go

I'm just whispering to myself so I can pretend that I don't know

Mama, you're just on my mind

Well, mama you're just on my mind

When you wake up in the morning, baby look inside your mirror

You know I won't be next to, you know I won't be near

I'd just be curious to know if you can see yourself as clear

As someone who has had you on his mind